Game apparatus



Apu- 3U, H935. H. G. BREuTENsTmN GAME APFARATUS www5 Original Filed March 7, 1954 Patented Apr. 3Q, 1935 n UNITED STATES PATENT oFEiicE GAME APPARATUS Herbert G. Breitenstein, Chicago, Ill., assigner to Raymond T. Moloney, Chicago, Ill.

Original application March 7, 1934, Serial No. 714,477. Divided and this application August 1, 1934, Serial No. 737,963 ,Y

5 Claims. (Cl. 194-92) yThis invention relates to game apparatus and in the preferred form of the invention herein to the present application is a divisional application be disclosed, by` providing a spring pulled pivoted ofmy co-pending application S. N. 714,477, filed lever on the sliding under panel, said lever being March 7, 1934 for a Game of skill. movable into a position when the panel is slid 5 In the so-called pin and marble games an `partway by the coin slide, to lock with the coin VI5 inclined play eld hoard is provided having holes slide extension to prevent isgling of the parts Jthro-ugh which projected balls are dropped onto and otherwise stabilize them, all as Will presently a slidably mounted inclined underpanel, said mere fully appeall panel being manually slidable by means of a 'ln the eeempelylng- Sheet 0f dleWilgSI coin release slide or chute. Sliding movement Figure l 1S e general Plan Viewl 0f lie game, 10 of the panel frees the played balls which have the topgame board beine removed to expose the collected at the lower edge thereof to move into undef Slide Panel, the 00in Slide, and llle ima trough that delivers them by gravity to a nner proved lock, 0r Cheek Control mechanism; for projection by a shooter over the play eld E'gllle 2 S en enlarged detefll 131211 VeW 0f board v the lock mechanism associated with the coin 16 In general practice this coin chute embodies a Slide and under Slideble panel; and, magnet to hold spurious magnetic coins to lock Figllle3 iS an enlarged Side VeW 0f the Struethe slide against an abutment to prevent the full ture ShOWIl in Figure 2 With Darts thereof Il SeC- instroke of the slide, such full stroke thereof l'fiOIl es teken alOIlg the line 3 3 0f Figure 2,

being necessary io'rnove the slidable panel far looking ill lille dleel'fiOIl 0f the arlOWS. 20

enough to cause release of the collected balls. The game is the same asshown and described The chute has an extension to abut a post on the in the parent alJlJliCa'lOl heleliOfOIe dentied,

sliding panel for moving or shifting the latter. the Same Comprising the usuel bX having InA practice it is found when the magnet picks the front wall II whichat one side carriesfa guide up the spurious coin to jam the coin slide against I2 in which is mounted a conventional coin slide 25 its full. instroke that if the player is unusually 0r. chute I3 extending into J011e bOX and having unscrupulous and continues to jiggle and push an extension I4 formed near its end with a side on the coin slide, damage frequently is done to notch l5. The guide frame l2 irl the Usual Way the coin slide. Also when the slide jamming ,Carries a magnet i6 which in a Well understood 3U action occurs the extension thereof in engagemanner picks up a spurious magnetic slug or coin 30 ment with the post on the slidable panel perto cause the slide I3 to jam and prevent a'full' mits the player to jiggle the slidable panel by nStIoke thereof. r manipulating the slide and at times it is possible The usual top inclined play board having holes to free the collected balls in an unauthorized through which played balls drop is not shown.

manner. Such played balls drop onto an inclined under 35 It is desirable, therefore, to provide a latch panel I'I which is slidably carried on transverse mechanism for connectingy the coin slide and roller rods I8 having their ends guided and carpanel to lock and stabilize these parts under the ried on strips I9 secured to the side walls of the condition described. box IU.

w vThe main object of the invention, therefore, The lower edge of this board carries a ball ac- 40 is to provide a locking mechanism between the cumulating tray 20 and a loop 2| for setting cercoin slide and slidable under panel when a spuri- Vtain indicator vmechanism not herein shown. Aous coin jams the slide to prevent a fullv instroke When the panel I'I is shifted rearwardly, or away thereof and to stabilize. the slidable panel. from the front wall II, any balls accumulated on 4|-, Another object is to provide such latching the tray 2e roll off and into a transverse inclined 45 mechanismy which will lock and unlock autotrough 22 formed as part of a ball routing castmatieally. i ing 2-3 mounted on the oor of the box I0 in any Still another Objectis to .provide such means usual way. i l Whehil n0 Way can interfere with the normal These balls, as is common in this art move toto use and play 0f the game mehelem and the ward a ball lifter 24 manually-operated by a 50 C0111 released Slide therefor. pusherV 25 earned in the front wan of the box. Other mpeltent Objects will be apparent to These balls are raised onefat a time into projectthose skilled in this art as the disclosure is more ing position above the top play board for profully made. jection thereover by a shooter not shown.

Brieily such important objects may be achieved The rear end of the shiftable panel I'I carries 55 a bracket 26 slidably moving on a bolt 21 carried in the rear Wall of the box. Between this bracket and rear Wall is located a spring 28 encircling the bolt 21 as shown. When the panel I1 is slid rearwardly this spring 28 is compressed so that when the panel is released, the said spring 28 is effective to push the panel I1 forwardly to its original, or normal position.

As best appears in Figure 2 the forward edge of the panel I1 in line with the chute extension I4 carries a corner plate 29 on which is mounted a post 3U. Adjacent this post 30 is a pivot pin 3l carrying pivotally a right angularly shaped lever 32 having an upstanding boss 33. This lever has a rearward extension beyond its fulcrum to which is connected a pull spring 34 secured at 35 to the plate 29.

The adjacent side wall of the box II carriesa bracket 36 including a vertical guide wall 31 against Which the lever 32 rides as the panel I1 moves.

The normal position of all parts is shown in Figure l. If the coin slide I3 receives a spurious magnetic coin and is then pushed into the box by the player the magnet I 6 picks up the slug and jams the slide against its full stroke necessary to shift the panel I1 the required distance to free the balls. When the slide is thus pushed in part way the extension I4 abuts the post 3D and moves the panel I1 sufficiently with the plate 2Q and lever 32 to cause the said lever to guide against the part 31 and fold, or pivot the lever away from the adjacent wall of the box, against the pull of the spring 34 to engage the part 33 thereof in the slot I5 to interlock the slide I3 and panel I1 positively together to check further movement of the parts and prevent jiggling thereof. This interlocked relationship of the parts appears in Figure 2. Thus the panel I1 is stabilized and it is impossible to free any balls in any unauthorized manner. All that can be thereafter done by the player is to free the slide I3 to let it be pulled'forwardly by the usual coin slide retractor spring, not shown, and at the same time the spring 28 returns the panel I1 to its normal forward position. As these parts return the spring 34 pulls the lever 32 back to the position shown in Figure l.

When an authentic coin is played in the slide the magnet is inoperative and a full stroke of the slide and its extension I4 is permitted. Such full stroke o'f course, again causes the lever part 33 to interlock with the extension notch I5. However, the end of the extension I5 continues to push against the post 3i? to move the panel I1. At this time the lever 32 merely interlocks to positively connect the slide I 3 and panel I1, the lever S2 folding to its longitudinal position and guiding alongside the part 31. When the panel I1 is pushed rearwardly oraway from the front wall VII the lever 32 cannot leave the guide 31 as the latter is long enough to prevent such occurrence.

This improved interlock also has another important advantage in that type of game having play board holes provided with trapdoors ythat are opened by the shifter panel I1. The interlock in such case prevents jiggling of the slide I3 and shifting of the panel I1 when the slide is used in an unauthorized manner.`

From this disclosure it will now be seen that an improved safetymechanism has been provided which issimple and fool proof in use,

It is the intention to cover herein all changes and modications of the preferred example illustrated which do not in material respects depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A game comprising a boxand carrying a slidable panel,V a coin slide to move the panel, said slide being of the type that jams to prevent a full stroke thereof when a magnetic coin substitute is used therein and having an extension, a post on the panel to be engaged by the extension when moving the panel, a pivotally mounted lever on the panel having means to interlock with the extension when the slide has jammed and moved only part of its stroke, and guide means to interengage said parts as the panel moves.

2. A game comprising a slidably mounted panel, a coin slide to move the panel, said slide being of the type that jams to prevent a full stroke thereof when a magnetic coin substitute is used therein, a lock mechanism to hold the panel against movement when the coin slide jams, said lock comprising a springV pulled pivoted lever carried on the panel and having a boss, said coin slide having an extension provided with a slot to be engaged by said boss for locking the coin slide and panel together, and guide meansA for governing the movement of the pivoted lever.

3. A game embodying a slidable panel and a coin released slide for sliding the panel, said coin slideV being of the Vtype having means to cause it to jam before it can complete its full stroke when a magnetic coin substitute is used in the slide, a pivotally mounted member carried by the panel and having means adapted to vcooperate with means on the coin slide to stabilize the panel and prevent jiggling of the latter by manipulation of the coin slide after the latter has jammed, and stationary guide means adjacent the panel to cause the pivotally mounted member to operate as stated.

4. A game embodying a cabinet enclosing a slidable panel and carrying a coin released slide to slide the panel, said coin slide being of the type having means to cause it to jam before it can complete its full stroke when a magnetic coin substitute is used in the slide, a pivotally mounted member carried by the panel and having an upstanding boss adapted to engage a notch in an extension piece carried by the slide whereby to interlock the slide and panel to stabilize the panel and prevent jiggling thereof by manipulation of the coin slide when the latter has jammed, and a guide member for the pivoted member carried by the cabinet adjacent said pivoted member.

' 5. A game embodying a cabinet having a front wall and a side wall enclosing a slidably mounted panel operated by a coin chute of the type which jams before it makes a complete stroke when a magnetic coin substitute is employed therein, said panel carrying a spring pulled pivoted lock member adjacent the side Wall and an edge of the panel in substantial alinement With the coin chute, a guide member carried by the side wall in a position to be engaged by the pivoted lock member when the panel is slid, and interengaging means between the coin chute and lock member to stabilize the panel land prevent jiggling thereof by manipulation of the coin chute when the latter has jammed.

. HERBERT G. BREITENSTEIN.

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